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The Gift of the Givers will be compensated for the work they have done in Makhanda to provide water for the Eastern Cape town. The non profit organisation pulled out of Makhanda earlier this month when it was informed it won't be compensated for the specialist work its service providers did in the town which included the sinking of a number of boreholes.

Former Transnet Electrical Engineer, Francis Callard says the spreadsheets with questionable variations in pricing for the locomotives acquisition made links to information stored in one of the laptops that were reported to have gone missing.

The Reserve Bank is forecasting anotther contraction in GDP in the first quarter of this year largely due to electricity supply constraints and a strike in the gold mining sector. The Bank has again lowered its 2019 growth forecast from 1.3 percent to one-percent.

The Democratic Alliance has requested the newly elected Speaker of the National Assembly Thandi Modise to institute a new investigation into the fitness of Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane to hold office.

Three suspects have been arrested for killing two Durban metro police officers at Bhambayi north of Durban. The two officers were stationed outside an ANC ward 52 councillor Boxer Zulu's home for the past year - as it was believed that the councillor's life was in danger. Both officers - Zephania Dladla and Nomasonto Mhlanga were shot and killed by unknown men on Monday night. The suspects also took the officers service pistols. KwaZulu-Natal Hawks spokesperson Simphiwe Mhlongo says one of the suspects was shot and wounded during a shootout with police officers...

Three executives from PRASA have been suspended and placed on special leave. The decision follows the outcomes and ongoing investigations that have dogged PRASA of improper and irregular expenditure by employees of the organisation. The PRASA Board of Control and CEO Dr. Nkosinathi Sishi has confirmed the suspension. They are Dr. Sipho Sithole, Prasa Chief Strategy officer, Martha Ngoye PRASA Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance and Tiro Holele Executive in the office of the Group CEO on special leave

Three executives from PRASA have been suspended and placed on special leave. The decision follows the outcomes and ongoing investigations that have dogged PRASA of improper and irregular expenditure by employees of the organisation. The PRASA Board of Control and CEO Dr Nkosinathi Sishi has confirmed the suspension. They are Dr Sipho Sithole, Prasa Chief Strategy officer, Martha Ngoye PRASA Head of Legal, Risk and Compliance and Tiro Holele Executive in the office of the Group CEO on special leave

President-elect Cyril Ramaphosa has admitted that he has a difficult task ahead as he begins his new term as leader of the country. Addressing the first sitting of Parliament, Ramaphosa said although the road ahead will call for tough decisions to be made his government will work with Parliament and political leaders in order to fulfil the mandate entrusted in them by South Africans...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has made an undertaking to be the President of all South Africans and not only for those who voted for the ANC. He was responding to his election as the President of the country in the National Assembly.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to serve the country to the best of his ability and to strive to fulfil the mandate entrusted to him by South Africans. Ramaphosa was delivering his acceptance speech in Parliament after being elected as President during the first sitting of the sixth Parliament.

Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected President of South Africa in the first sitting of the sixth democratically-elected Parliament. The ANC's Chief Whip Pemmy Majodina nominated Ramaphosa and it was seconded by David Ntombela.

The ANC has announced that National Working Committee member and Environmental Affairs Minister Nomvula Mokonyane will be redeployed to its head office at Luthuli House in Johannesburg. She has requested that her name be withdrawn from the list of those sworn in as Members of Parliament earlier today. The party says Mokonyane has asked to no longer be deployed to parliament due to family responsibilities and her being in mourning following her husband's passing. It was announced on Monday that she would become the new House Chairperson. ANC spokesperson, Pule Mabe elaborates.